Xie Sen asked Tuan Tuan to help find Eagle Beast and asked Eagle Beast to stay near the police station in case anything happened to Maine. After arranging everything, he was still uneasy.
Two hours later, the phone rang. He saw the caller ID and answered the call immediately after a pause: "Maine, how are you?"
"I'm fine," Maine said steadily. "I'm in the interrogation room now, and my call time is limited. My application has been approved, and Rui Luo's case will be heard in public at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. You can watch it on the official court channel."
"What?" Xie Sen was surprised. "You mean the trial will be broadcast live?"
"Yes, don't worry, I'll be fine," Maine comforted, and then asked, "Have you had dinner?"
Xie Sen had completely forgotten about the meat in the kitchen. He only realized he was hungry when Maine mentioned it. Not wanting Maine to worry, he said, "I've eaten."
Maine was sensitive to his hesitation. He said in a low voice, "I'm sorry for making you worry. Go eat something and then go to bed early. My call time is almost up."
Xie Sen immediately agreed: "Okay, you... no one bullies you, right?"
Maine chuckled, "No, who did you ask for help?"
Xie Sen breathed a sigh of relief: "I have looked for everyone who might be able to help. Oh, and the Eagle Beast is near the police station. If anything happens, give it a message!"
Maine's eyes were filled with warmth: "Well, believe me, I will be fine. Go eat something and rest early."
The police officers outside the interrogation room looked at him with a gentle smile on his face, and exchanged glances. He was too calm, not at all like a murderer who was about to be tried in public.
The next day, after getting up, Xie Sen asked Sun Mao for leave first. The news about Main's public trial had already spread on the Internet. Sun Mao readily approved the leave and comforted him with a few words.
Xie Sen thanked him, then made breakfast, trying his best to be in the best condition.
Before eight o'clock, he sat on the sofa and switched to the live broadcast channel of the court's official website. There were already more than 50,000 people in the live broadcast room.
He looked at the various analysis and discussion bullet screens, set the bullet screen to smart mode, switched to the web interface, and checked the public trial. He quickly browsed through it and couldn't help but worry about Maine.
The public trial on Brandt Star is truly public, and the entire trial process will be broadcast live without any interruption. Under the witness of the general public, the defendant has almost no chance of disguising himself, and as long as he reveals a flaw, it is likely to be discovered by the audience.
At the same time, an open trial also means that if the defendant is the murderer, his evil deeds will be directly exposed to the public and he will be criticized and condemned by many people. Generally speaking, defendants rarely apply for an open trial unless they are extremely confident that they can get away with it. This also shows that the defendant has nothing to hide.
After reading it, Xie Sen clenched his fists nervously. No one knew better than him that Maine was the murderer.
As soon as eight o'clock arrived, the live broadcast immediately cut to the courtroom. Xie Sen looked at Maine standing in the defendant's seat, sizing him up, and heaved a sigh of relief when he confirmed that he was in good spirits.
Maine glanced at the camera accurately and smiled faintly. His facial features were delicate, and this gentle smile made him look very friendly instantly.
Xie Sen smiled back subconsciously, and when he saw the infatuated comments on the screen, he pursed his lips. Maine was smiling at him!
The interrogation soon reached a critical point. The lawyer representing the Cos family played the surveillance video in the Gold Medal Parking Lot. After playing it once, he froze the picture at the moment when Maine picked it up, circled the knife, and then called up the photo of Rillo being murdered and circled the murder weapon.
"Your Honor, this knife is specially made. There is only one on Brant Star. Before Rui Luo was killed, this knife was in Maine's hand. Maine is the murderer!"
The lawyer Long Yu hired was named Yan. He wore gold-rimmed glasses without lenses, which made him look very serious. He immediately retorted: "No, opposing lawyer, your statement is too arbitrary. I would like to ask, why is the video so unclear?"
The lawyer of the Kes family recounted the process of the surveillance being destroyed and then restored, but he skipped the process of Saul asking Meier for help, and only said that it was the evidence Meier obtained when he interrogated Saul. After explaining, he said confidently: "The defendant can apply for an authenticity identification."
Lawyer Yan said, "Since this is evidence obtained by Lieutenant General Kess personally, I don't doubt its authenticity. I just have a question. You just said that the reason why the surveillance was destroyed was because Soria and Rui Luo didn't want the head of the Kess family to know that Maine was the owner of the flying lion beast, right?"
"Yes." This cannot be concealed. Anyone who has watched the video can easily infer this result.
Lawyer Yan said, "Then may I ask why they don't want the head of the Kes family to know?"
The lawyer of the Kes family immediately understood his intention and was about to change the subject, but Lawyer Yan said quickly: "It's because in the Kes family, or in all families, the status of S-level beast masters is naturally extraordinary, and the Kes family is even more so. They are worried that when the head of the Kes family knows about it, Maine will be taken seriously," he asked with a smile, "Is that right?"
The lawyer of the Kes family clenched his jaw. "Maybe, maybe not. The two of them are not here. We can't be sure of their thoughts. What we can be sure of is that Maine has the murder weapon."
Lawyer Yan said: "No, he didn't. He denied it to me, and I believe what he said. After all, he had no motive to kill. He just wanted to get attention, and he just needed to expose his identity. Rui Luo was not a stumbling block to him, so he had no reason to do that."
Xie Sen looked at Maine in surprise. Maine stood there quietly with his eyes lowered, like an exquisite statue, with no fluctuations in his expression.
"He did. Rui Luo and he have a deep grudge. He hates Rui Luo, so it is entirely possible that he would kill Rui Luo!" The lawyer of the Kes family emphasized.
Lawyer Yan: "According to the investigation results provided by the police, he did not have the opportunity to commit the crime."
The lawyer of the Kes family said confidently that he had made sufficient preparations in advance: "The premise of not having the opportunity to commit the crime is that everything he said is true and he did not make any preparations in advance. If he had prepared the prey in advance, he would have had enough time."
Lawyer Yan frowned: "This is just speculation. Can you provide traces he left to prove that he made preparations?"
"He was sneaky and left no trace."
Lawyer Yan snorted coldly: "You are making an unfair guess that he is the murderer. There is no legal basis for this. Excuse me, you are too unprofessional."
"Even if there is not enough evidence on the timing, the motive and the tools are ironclad. Your Honor, here is the evidence of the multiple conflicts between Rillo and Maine and the tools used in the crime." The lawyer for the Kess family handed the evidence to the judge.
The judge was reviewing the evidence, and Xie Sen glanced at the barrage of comments.
"I thought he was wrongly accused. Maine's calm reaction doesn't look like a murderer at all!"
"Yes, if he is the murderer, then he is too scary. He has just reached adulthood. Unless he is born cold-blooded, how could he remain indifferent?"
Xie Sen frowned and looked at Maine who was standing with his head down. A sentence from the book suddenly flashed in his mind: "He was born in darkness and grew up in a world without light. He is destined to destroy this world."
He cursed silently: Rubbish author!
If he had just met Maine and knew that Maine was the murderer, he would have thought that this man was terrible after seeing his reaction in court. But now, he was just filled with heartache, because he knew that Maine's reaction was caused by his tragic experience.
Maine was not a born destroyer, nor was he cold-blooded. When they first met, Maine even took a schoolmate like him, whom he was not familiar with, home!
When Maine knew that he was being monitored by Sokto, even though he suspected Sokto, he couldn't help but want to believe that Maine was actually kinder than many people.
After reading the evidence, the judge looked at Maine and said, "Defendant, do you have anything else to say?"
Maine raised his head, his face expressionless and his voice flat: "If you didn't welcome me, why did you take me back in the first place? Was it because they didn't have a son at the time?"
His eyes were unfocused and he wasn't looking at anyone, but everyone knew who he was talking about. His indifference combined with his words had a strange kind of sadness.
He said this as if talking to himself, and turned his gaze to the judge: "Before Rui Luo died, his knife was not on me." Without waiting for the judge to ask, he continued, "The surveillance was missing a part. Before I got on the shuttle, I threw the knife back. I don't like him and don't want his things. I picked up the knife just to prevent him from attacking me with the knife."
"Nonsense, this is complete surveillance!" the Kes family's lawyer said immediately.
Maine ignored him and continued to look at the judge: "I applied to compare the surveillance footage that the gold medal lacked with the surveillance footage provided by the other party. I am sure that the surveillance footage provided by the other party is shorter and cut out the part where I threw the knife."
The comparison results came out quickly, and the judge said: "It is indeed shorter."
Xie Sen looked at Maine's calm expression, not knowing how he knew the surveillance video was shorter. He was just shocked.
Someone said something to the lawyer of the Kes family, and he shouted: "He is lying. It is only when the data was lost during the restoration that the duration is shorter!"
Maine looked at him with a mocking smile on his face. "I have no connection with the Kes family anymore. Why wouldn't the Kes family let me go? I don't want to do things too radically, but he is pressing me step by step? Will he be happy to see me sentenced?"
The lawyer of the Cox family looked unhappy. Maine's words were obviously meant to be a hint. He was shocked. Was this really a young adult? He moved his lips and was about to say something when Maine suddenly said, "Your Honor, I want to sue Michael Cox!"
As soon as these words came out, the people present and the audience in front of the live broadcast were stunned. They actually wanted to sue Lieutenant General Kes? The defendant sued the plaintiff?
Maine continued, "It seems that he is unwilling to let me go. He wants to trouble me even if it means perjury. I..."
"Nonsense, this is not perjury! Lieutenant General Kes is not a person of high status, why would he bother you?" Kes's family lawyer scolded.
Maine still ignored him and looked at the judge: "Before Michael Kess sued me, he threatened me with surveillance and wanted to get benefits from me. I did not agree. He deliberately arranged this surveillance to achieve his goal."
The judge was in a dilemma. After discussing with the jury for a moment, he asked, "Where is the evidence?"
Maine opened the bracelet, and soon, Meier's voice came out from it: "...But he is very lucky to have you as his boyfriend. As long as you agree to my request, I can let him go."
Xie Sen's voice: "What do you want?"
Meyer: "Let Kummer and the Giant Lion form a bond. I know you can do it..."
The conversation stopped at the point where Meier proposed to use drugs to force the contract, but was rejected by Xie Sen.
Maine turned off the bracelet, lowered his eyes to hide the mockery in his eyes, and then thought of Xie Sen who was watching the live broadcast, and deep anxiety welled up in his eyes. Would Asen be afraid of him when he saw that he was lying and knew that he had placed a recorder at home?
"Oh my god, this is too scary! Even if he is an illegitimate child, he is still my biological son!"
"It really makes me feel cold to the core. I used to feel sympathy for Soria because of his situation. It's true that people are of the same family and they are of the same family."
"Maine is so pitiful. He doesn't look like he's going to take out the recording. Is he being pushed into a corner?"
"I'm curious, where did he get the recording?"
The court members looked at each other in bewilderment. No one could have imagined that things would suddenly turn out like this. The evidence produced by Lieutenant General Kes was actually used to blackmail and gain benefits.
The Kess and his son, who were watching the surveillance video, both looked extremely unhappy. Han Zheng slammed the table and said, "You really disappoint me. Look at the stupid thing you did!"
Meier stared at Maine with red eyes, as if he wanted to pounce on him: "Soria is right, he is a devil, I shouldn't have given birth to him in the first place!"
Han Zheng cursed, "You useless bastard. Regret is a coward's behavior. The most urgent thing now is how to solve this trouble." He rubbed his nose heavily. "You even asked for a forced contract and mentioned medicine. Not to mention Maine, that lunatic Mu Lin will never let you go."
Meier asked, "What should we do?" His expression suddenly turned ugly. "No wonder Maine wanted to apply for an open trial. He had planned it long ago!"
Han Zheng's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness: "Main is so young and has such a character. If he is united with the Kes family, the Kes family will only become stronger with him. It's all my fault for trusting Sokto wrongly, otherwise it wouldn't have come to this point."
As he stared at the screen, he said in a deep voice, "Maine has evidence in his hands. So many people have seen it. You can't clear yourself of the charges. Immediately notify someone to deal with the drugs related to the forced contract. Find a scapegoat. Don't let anyone know that it's related to the Kes family. Remember, you bought these on the black market on a whim."
Meier opened his bracelet to send a message and make arrangements.
The atmosphere in the courtroom became extremely depressing. The judge and the jury communicated for a long time and finally decided to try each case in separate courts. Maine's lawsuit against Meyer would be filed separately, and the case of Rillo's murder would continue to be tried.
The lawyer of the Kes family was sweating profusely and his momentum was much weaker. Lawyer Yan spoke quickly and analyzed the motive, timing and tools of the crime again.
There are countless people who have conflicts with Reillo. Maine has had little contact with Reillo after leaving Kes's house. His motive is not solid, and the timing is a possible approach put forward from the perspective of guilt. There is no evidence and no strength. As for the evidence of the crime tools, it was produced for the purpose of blackmail and is even less convincing.
"Your Honor, my client has been wrongly accused," he said loudly.
Xie Sen glanced at the comments: "He was definitely wronged. I said it at the beginning. If he was the murderer, how could he be so calm?"
"Yes, Maine is so miserable that he was blackmailed and wronged by his father!"
"It's hard to describe the people in the Kes family. It would be fine if they ignored the illegitimate child, but why do they keep making trouble? If it was someone less capable, he would have been tortured to death long ago!"
Some people also questioned: "I always feel that Maine's reaction is too calm. Even if he was wronged, he would be afraid. It's scary to think about it carefully."
However, more people tend to believe that Main is innocent. Later in the conversation, some people even said, "Such a handsome man, who looks like a good person, how could he have committed a crime? He must have been wrongly accused."
Xie Sen thought that being good-looking was an advantage.
At this time, the judge announced that Main was not guilty and released him in court. Xie Sen stood up from the sofa suddenly. Tuan Tuan, who had been stepping on his shoulder, was startled: "Chi!" It flew to the side and looked at Xie Sen.
Xie Sen hurriedly said, "I'm sorry," his eyes sparkled, "Maine is fine, I'll go to the court to pick him up."
Before he even reached the door, he received a message from Maine: "Wait until I come back."
He stopped and sat back on the sofa. The case was over and the live broadcast of the court was turned off. He turned off his bracelet and stared at the door. Not long after, there was a movement at the door. Xie Sen quickly stood up and ran to the door. Maine pushed the door open, closed it with his backhand, took a step forward, and held Xie Sen tightly in his arms.
"I'm sorry for making you worry."
Xie Sen shook his head. He understood very well that Meyer was there yesterday, so Maine couldn't explain it to him clearly. However, he still had many questions in his mind. He patted Maine's arm and said, "Go take a shower first, and then we can talk."
Maine looked down at him and grabbed Xie Sen's hand with an uneasy look: "Don't be angry with me. I put a recorder in the apartment, not to monitor you. I..."
Xie Sen led him inside: "Take a shower first and then we can talk. Have you had breakfast?"
Maine heaved a sigh of relief after hearing his caring words. It seemed that he was no longer angry. "I've eaten. I'll be fine soon."
Maine quickly finished his shower, sat down next to Xie Sen, and held him in his arms: "I'll tell you whatever you want to know."
"How do you know the surveillance video is one section short? Where did the recording come from?"
Maine rubbed his head with his chin: "There is a recorder in the apartment. I placed it before... Just like when I turn on the light at night, it makes me feel safe. I can know if anyone has entered the apartment."
"After being with you, I was going to call it quits, but that day, when I listened to the recording, I heard your voice. I hesitated, and finally didn't call it quits. When you're at home and I'm not, I like to hear your voice."
At this point, Maine subconsciously hugged him tighter. "Not long after I went out yesterday, I heard Cox's voice and turned around immediately. I heard your conversation. When he put the surveillance camera on, I noticed that the sound was blurry in some places and the progress was faster than the actual situation. I guess some of the data was lost during the repair."
"In order to make sure my guess was correct, Jerks replayed the film after I entered the room. After I watched it carefully and confirmed this, I came up with this idea and specifically requested an open trial."
Xie Sen pursed his lips. He suddenly thought of something and looked up at Maine. “If you had played the recording to Lieutenant General Kess at the time, you could have reached an agreement to exchange evidence. He would have agreed to it for the sake of his own reputation, and you would not have been arrested at all.”
Maine was silent. Xie Sen gritted his teeth and said, "You thought about it, too, right? But you realized that this was a good opportunity to deal with him, so you didn't do it, right?"
Maine nodded: "Yes," seeing Xie Sen was angry, he hurriedly said, "I can make sure I'm fine. If not, I won't take the risk."
Xie Sen glared at him: "How can you be sure? In a public trial in front of so many people, how can you be sure that you won't reveal any flaws? The Kes family is very powerful in the military, how can you be sure that they won't do anything after you are arrested?"
He became even angrier and punched Maine on the shoulder: "You can take revenge if you want, but how can you put yourself in danger? Do you want to piss me off to death? You clearly…"
Before he could finish his words, he was kissed by Maine. Maine's kiss was eager and deep. He frowned and tried to resist, but was entangled by Maine and twisted into a ball.
After a while, Maine let him go. He gasped for breath, kicked Maine with his foot, moved to the side, and saw Maine reaching out to grab him, so he summoned watermelon vines to tie Maine up.
"Are you listening to me? Stop touching me!" Xie Sen sat opposite him and said unhappily.
Maine frowned and looked at the vine in his hand. He knew that Xie Sen was really angry, so he didn't dare to struggle. His burning gaze fell on Xie Sen: "I'm sorry, but I can't control it." His eyes darkened and his voice became low. "The way you got angry because you were worried about me made me deeply feel that you care about me. Realizing this, I can't control myself from touching you and possessing you!"
Xie Sen's heart trembled, and he slightly shifted his gaze away from Maine. He calmed his breath, looked at Maine again, and said seriously: "Promise me, this is the last time, and you are not allowed to put yourself in danger for revenge in the future."
Maine looked at him lovingly and helplessly: "I promise you, but I swear, I really thought about it seriously this time. With you here, I won't be in danger."
Xie Sen snorted. Influenced by modern movies, many people who were arrested never made it to the trial stage. No matter how he thought about it, it was still quite dangerous.
Maine hesitated for a moment and asked the question in his heart: "Don't you blame me for installing a recorder in the living room?" He thought that this would make Xie Sen very angry.
Xie Sen really didn't think much about it: "Didn't you say this is your habit? It doesn't matter. Anyway, there are two of us living in the apartment, and basically there are only two of us making noises. If there really is a thief, it will be of some use. Didn't it come in handy this time?"
Maine looked at his fair little face and thought, how could it be so good? He smiled and raised his hands: "Let me go, I want to hug you."
Xie Sen glanced at him: "What are you thinking about all day? It's still morning." Although he said that, he still called Xigua Teng back. He looked at the time. It was only ten o'clock. He stood up and yawned: "I'm going to sleep. I didn't get enough rest last night."
Maine hugged him distressedly: "I'll sleep with you." Seeing Xie Sen glaring at him, he smiled and said, "I promise not to do anything."
The two slept until noon, had lunch together, and sat side by side to watch the news.
Shortly after Main's public trial, a large number of posts condemning Meier and about Mu Lin appeared on the forum.
Mu Lin sued Meyer for harming his contracted beast and obtaining banned drugs, and at the same time issued a public message, righteously condemning Meyer.
There are many fans of Mu Lin on the post, leaving comments such as "So handsome!" "Awesome!" "President Mu is still President Mu!"
The latest hot news is about Meyer. Meyer was investigated by a military court, his position was transferred, and he was suspended for investigation.
Xie Sen was somewhat surprised to see this result. Maine snorted and said, "He has revealed such a big flaw. How could the other powerful families miss this good opportunity?"
Xie Sen suddenly thought of the phrase 'I'll kill you when you're sick' and he couldn't help laughing. Maine said, "He asked for it. The Kes family values power and family background the most. This time he can have a good taste of falling."
Xie Sen suddenly thought: "Why did he marry Soria in the first place?"
"Meyer was not yet a lieutenant general at the time, and Soria's father was the most popular lieutenant general at the time. However, he died in battle two years after Soria got married, and the entire family never recovered from it. Socto was still the most promising one."
Xie Sen suddenly realized something. He turned off the news and asked, "I'll go to the gold medal later. What about you?"
"I'm going to find Uncle Long to thank him in person and continue practicing flying the spaceship."
The incident involving Michael Cox was a hot topic for a while, and the Cox family fell silent. Maine spent his days designing software and learning to fly spacecraft, and was only summoned to the court once to present evidence.
Xie Sen repeated the life of going to work and taking vacations. He checked on his contracted beasts every noon, and his life went exceptionally smoothly.
Half a month later, all preparations for traveling to the small planet were completed and we could set off at any time.
This time the destination is very far away, and the round trip will take at least eight days. It is not certain what we will encounter after arriving, so we will be away from Brandt Star for a long time.
Xie Sen asked Sun Mao for a long vacation in advance. Sun Mao had already prepared for his resignation. Seeing that it was just a request for leave, he readily approved the leave and offered to take good care of the contracted beasts.
Xie Sen expressed his gratitude and then went to Areas 4 and 5. He told the contracted beasts that he would be away for a while, and they all expressed their reluctance to let him go.
The black giant leopard beast said: "Don't worry, I will take good care of the live broadcast room. You just need to come back before the new residence is built."
Xie Sen estimated in his mind that it was the 5th now and the journey would take eight days. If the green planet was not the destination, it would take even more time. It would also take time to find and recover energy after arriving. From this point of view, the possibility of returning before the 20th was very small.
He told the result, and the contracted beasts reacted strongly. The giant tiger beast roared, "I want to go to the new residence quickly."
The other contracted beasts responded one after another: "I want to, too!"
Xie Sen knew that they had been looking forward to it for a long time, but he was not sure about the return time, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
The black giant leopard beast walked up to him, looked down at him with its big black head, and raised its black claws: "Take me to the new residence. When it is built, I will take them there to live. You just need to help us order the meal."
The contracted beasts immediately responded: "Yes, let's do it!"
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